aprsautomatic position reporting system

introduction
As the Internet and email have made inroads into the information
available on the packet BBS system, APRS is fast becoming the next big
thing for packet radio. This is not to say that the BBS system using software
such as FBB, RLI, MSYS, and others is dead.

APRS is known formally as the Automatic Position Reporting System. It's a
system which, unlike PBBS's, nodes and DX clusters, uses an UNCONNECTED
protocol to transmit your exact position, a symbol denoting the type of
station you're running and a brief comment about it. It also uses direct keyboard-to-
keyboard "chatting", has direction-finding capabilities
and much more. With interest growing, and with the technical nature
of APRS as it stands now, we have added APRS coverage to the SEITS pages.

Precision Mapping Version 3 and 3.5 map work very well with WinAPRS. You can also use
the $10.00 product from Radio Shack called Precision Streets Maps. It is bundled by
Cosmi / Swift Jewell and is on the "cheap" software rack.

pocketAPRS is fully functional
APRS software for the Palm series of hand held organizers.

Here is a javAPRS map showing active stations in the Mid West as seen by
APRServe
by Steve Dimse, K4HG. A special thanks
to the Miami Museum of Science for
allowing server space on their network and museum floor for Steve's APRServe
which is the source for the info you see. A very special THANKS to Steve not only for
APRServe and javAPRS but also for
the time he took to answer some question we had in getting javAPRS running on
this site for your enjoyment!!

downloadsHere are sites for downloading the latest version of your favorite APRS program: